Summary:
Ameloblastoma is an odontogenic tumour with variable
clinical characteristics and histological patterns.This study
was done to find out the relationship between clinical
presentation and histological types of ameloblastoma to
provide a base line data for better and appropriate patient
management. A cross sectional study on consecutive 50
histologically diagnosed Ameloblastoma patients attended
to the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dhaka
Dental College and Hospital from July 2011 to June 2012
were included in the study. 75% clinically solid types were
associated with histological follicular type and 62.5% cystic
types were histological plexiform type.Plexiform type was
found commonly in younger age group of patients than the
follicular types. Desmoplastic ameloblastoma were found
solely in anterior mandible.
Key Words:Ameloblastoma, Follicular, Plexiform,
Desmoplastic.
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2017; 35: 61-67)